* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA.

* FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAINS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WATCH PERIOD. THIS RAIN COUPLED WITH SNOW MELT COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS...AND RIVERS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

* SMALL STREAM AND CREEK FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING ALONG LARGER RIVERS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

* PERSONS ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS...AND RIVERS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ONCURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLEFLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BEPREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTERSTORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOLONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...MAINLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTERWEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANTAMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP ANEXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASEOF AN EMERGENCY.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICEBY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY.

YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THECHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOKPAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OFWEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

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